Trousers hantger and presser



A. L. ANDREWS.

TROUSERS HANGER AND PRESSER,

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 13 I916. RENEWED AUG. 5. 1919.

,1 3 1 7,4 1 2. Patented Sept. 30, 1919.

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' WITNESSES INVENTOR ATTORNEYS A. L. ANDREWS.

TROUSERS HANGER AND PRESSER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT- I3, I916- RENEWED AUG. 5, I919- 1 ,3 1 7,41 2. Patented Sept. 30, 1919.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 30, 1919.

Application filed September 13, 1916, Serial No 119,846. Renewed August 5, 1919. Serial No. 315,566.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ADMIRAL L. ANDREWS, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of'Virginia City, in the county of Storey and State of Nevada, have invented a oer-- tain new and useful Improvement in Trousers Hangers and Pressers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is an improvement in trousers hangers and pressers, and has for its object to provide a simple device of the character specified whereby the trousers may be pressed while hanging in a wardrobe or other place of storage, and wherein means is provided in connection with the hanger for permitting a coat to be hung upon the hanger.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a front view of the improved hanger and presser;

Fig. 2 is an edge view;

Figs. 3 and 4 are sections on lines 3.3 and M respectively, each view looking in the direction of the arrows adjacent to the line;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the upper section of the hanger with the parts in open condition; V

Fig. 6 is a perspective View of one of the coat supports;

Fig. 7 is a detail section of the hinge mechanism;

. Fig. 8 is an enlarged detail section through the edge of one of the portions, and

Fig. 9 is a section on the line 99 of Fig. 1.

In the present embodiment of the inven tion the improved hanger and presser consists, of two cooperating sections, each of which consists of two portions, an upper and a lower portion. The sections are composed of light sheet material, for instance wood or a suitable metal, and the rear section consists of an upper portion 1 and a lower portion'2. The front section is. composed of an upper portion 3 and a lower portion 4:, the lower portion being similar to the lower portion 2, while the upper portion differs from the upper portion 1 of the rear section only in length, and provisions for attaching accessories.

Theupper portion of the rearsection eX- tends above'the upper portion of the front section at the upper end of the said portion, anda suit-able supporting hook 5 is pivoted to the extended portion 1. Coat hangers are also connected with this portion.

The corresponding portions of the sections are connected at one edge by spring hinges 6 and 7 respectively, and a fastening means is provided for connecting the opposite edges of the said portions. Each of these fastening means 8 is in the form of a clamp engaging over the edges of the portions and pivoted to one of the portions to swing into or out of operative position, as indicated in dotted lines and full lines in Fig. 1.

The upper portion of each section is provided with depending lugs 9 at its lower edge, and these lugs engage loops 10 on the upper edge of the lower portion of the front section, and the lugs and loops 10 hold the portions in alinement. Each portion of each section, as indicated more particularly in Fig. 5, is provided at approximately its center, with an outwardly offset portion forming a groove 11 on the inner face of the portion, the said groove extending from the top of the upper portion of the front section to the bottom thereof, and from near the top of the upper portion of the rear section to the lower end of the lower portion of the said section. These grooves are designed to receive the seams of the trousers in order that the edges. may be tightly engaged by the portions of the hangers.

The hinge 7 at the lower ends of the portions 3 and 1 of the front and rear sections is, by a special construction, arranged to hold the said portions in open position during the placing of the trousers, and so arranged that a further opening movement will release the holding means and permit the springs to close the portions upon the trousers. The portion 3 of the front section is of less length than the portion 1 of the rear section, and spaced apart from said portion at its upper end in order to permit the cuffs of the trousers to remain unpressed. This mechanism will be later described.

The coat hanger consists of two substantially S-shaped supports 12 each of which is provided with oppositely extending journal pins 13 intermediate its ends, and these pins are adapted to engage registering openings of series 14 at the upper corners of the portion 1 of the rear section, and openings of series 15 in brackets 16 which are secured to the front face of the said portion 1 above the portion 3. The supports fit between the brackets and the portion 1, and the journal pins are engaged with the openings in such manner that the supports may swing as indicated in full and dotted lines in Fig. 1, to accommodate themselves to coats of different sizes, and slope of shoulders.

An elastic band 17 is secured transversely of the portion 3 of the front section near its upper end, and this band is formed into loops, as shown, to receive toilet articles, for instance a whisk-broom, toilet powder, razor, shaving soap, or the like, for convenience in traveling. The fastening means 8 for the upper and lower portions of the sections have sufficient resiliency to hold the portions tightly together at their unattached edges.

The device is'formed from light sheet material bent to shape, and it will be noticed that the edges of the portions are turned down upon the bodies thereof as indicated at 18 in Fig. 3, to reinforcethe said edges and to provide a panel effect on the outer faces of the portions.

As shown in Fig. 8 the sections may be faced or lined with a suitable facing indicated at 19. This facing or lining, which may be of any suitable or desired material, is arranged on the inner faces of. the portions, and the edges thereof are folded outwardly, as indicated at 20, and inwardly as indicated at 21, between the bent over edges 18 and the bodies of the sheets.

When not in use the portions 2 and 4: of the sections may be separated from the portions 1 and 3 for packing to permit the device to be arranged withinsmall compass, for instance within a suitcase. The lugs 9 by their engagement with the sockets which are between the bent over edges 18 and the bodies of the portions, hold the portions firmly together during use. The hinge which connects the lower ends of the upper portions is slightly diflerent from the remaining hinges, the springs of the said hinge being encircled by a cylindrical metal casing indicated at 22.

This casing is secured to the upper portion 1 by means of an extension 23, and the said casing has in its external surface a groove. This groove is engaged by a pin 24 on a block 25 which is mounted to slide vertically in a guideway formed by a section 26 and a section 27. The sections have extensions 28 and 29 respectively, which are secured to the other upper portion 3, and one end 30 of the coil spring 31, which is arranged within the casing 22, is held between these extensions 28 and 29, the other end of the spring being secured to the casing, as indicated at 32. The groove, as shown in Fig. 7 is continuous, consisting of diverging portions 33 and 3% which are connected at their diverging ends by a cross portion 35. This cross portion as shown, has a jog intermediate the portions 33 and 34, and

. this time the portion 3 is in the dotted line position of Fig. 8, that is, at right angles to the portion 1. The engagement of the pin with the jog nowholds the parts in this position, and when it is desired to close the press, a slight further outward movement of the portion 3 will cause the pin toleave the jog and to travel into the portion 34:,-

after which the portions may be closed.

I claim r 1. A trousers presser comprising front and rear plate sections, said sections being divided into upper and lower portions, spring hinges connected with the portions at one edge for normally pressing the said sections together, securing means at the front edge of the portions for securing themtogether, releasable means for connecting the lower portions to the upper portions, said means comprising lugs on the portions of one section and sockets on the portions of the other sections for engagement by the lugs, one of the spring hinges having means in connection therewith for holding the sections in open position, and releasable by a further opening movement of the sections.

2. A trousers presser comprising front and rear plate sections, said sections being divided into upper and lower portions, spring hinges connected with the portions at one edge for normally pressing the said sections together, securing means at the front edge of the portions for securing them together, releasable means for connectingithe lower portions to the upper portions, one of the spring hinges having means in connection therewith for holding the sections in open position and releasable by a further opening movement of the sections.

3. A trousers presser comprising front and rear plate sections, said sections being divided into upper and lower portions,

spring hinges connected with the portions at one edge for normally pressing the said sections together, securing means at the front edge of the portions for securingthem together, releasable means for connecting the lower portions to the upper portions,

said sections having longitudinally extending grooves on their inner faces for receiving the seams of the trousers, and one section being of greater length than the other to expose the cuffs of the trousers, and receive accessories.

tions, spring hinges connecting the sections at one end and normally pressing them to gether, releasable fastening means atthe 1 4. A trousers presser comprising plate secopposite edges, one of the said hinges have ing means in connection therewith for holding the sections in open position and releasable by a further opening means of the sections, the sections being divided into upper and lower portions, and said portions of each section being detachablly connected for the purpose specified.

5. A trousers presser comprising plate sections, spring hinges connecting the sections 10 at one end and normally pressing them together, releasable fastening means at the opposite edges, one of the said hinges having means in connection therewith for holding the sections in open position and releasable by a further opening means of the sections.

ADMIRAL L. ANDREWS. Witnesses:

THOS. DICK, DAVID W. ELKIN.

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